Non incautus futuri

Non incautus futuri is a motto meaning "Not Unmindful of the Future".[1]

The motto is used on the crest of Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, Virginia. It is also the motto of the Lee family,[2] along with the name of the Futuri Society at Stratford Hall Plantation in Stratford, Virginia.[3] The phase Ne incautus futuri meaning "Be Not Unmindful of the Future" was adopted as the motto of Hagerstown Business College, located in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1938.

The motto was officially adopted by Leesburg, Virginia in 1998.[4][5]

The quote on the Lee family crest was "Ne incautus futuri", which holds the same translation.

References
  1. "Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group N". wordinfo.info. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  2. "The Lee Coat of Arms". FamiLee.net. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  3. "Futuri Society". Stratford Hall Plantation. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  4. Saulny, Susan; Blum, Justin (March 12, 1998). "What's in a Phrase? For Leesburg, That Depends on the Motto". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  5. Saulny, Susan (April 30, 1998). "With New Motto, Leesburg Is as Good as Its Words". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2009.


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